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Michaela TerAvest in a green and white tie-die lab coat, examining samples on a table top. She is surrounded with lab equipment, including containers and wires. Credit: Chelsea Mamott
March 22, 2024
With its streamlined genome, environmental versatility, and a single-minded focus on fermenting sugar into alcohol, Zymomonas mobilis could be a star player in the quest to replace fossil fuels with plant-based alternatives. Led by UW–Madison and collaborating with MSU BMB's Michaela TerAvest, scientists are working to understand what makes this microbe tick.
Collage featuring Rob Quinn and Doug Guzior.
March 22, 2024
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Michigan State University researchers discovered the enzyme responsible for producing microbially conjugated bile acids, some of the most abundant and crucial molecules in our gut. Published in Nature alongside a collaborative paper from Penn State, these findings reshape our understanding of the human microbiome with huge implications for bodily health. 
Moss growth.
March 22, 2024
Michigan State University researchers have shed new light on the ancient relationship between moss and fungi in a recent paper published in The Plant Journal.
Cyano bacteria.
March 19, 2024
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A recent publication in Metabolic Engineering looks at how cyanobacteria balance cellular energy between “source and sink,” which may have downstream applications in bioproduction. 
Collage featuring Rob Quinn and Doug Guzior.
February 28, 2024
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MSU researchers discovered the enzyme responsible for producing microbially conjugated bile acids, some of the most abundant and crucial molecules in our gut. Published in Nature alongside a collaborative paper from Penn State, these findings reshape our understanding of the human microbiome with huge implications for bodily health. 
Lisa Yun
January 25, 2024
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Lisa Yun, a graduate student in the MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory Ducat lab, has worked at national laboratories and universities since beginning her professional career. When considering an internship, she wanted to experience industry work to better understand the differences between the workload and organization compared to academia. She wanted to work at a startup, more specifically, she wanted to be in a smaller environment with a goal for sustainability.
Headshot of Keenan Noyes
January 24, 2024
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LBC alum Keenan Noyes is a Spartan through and through. He graduated from MSU in 2022 with a Ph.D. in chemistry and in 2016, with a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry and biotechnology from Lyman Briggs College.
Mass Spec facility.
January 10, 2024
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The facility fully overhauled 3,400 square feet of laboratory to improve day-to-day operations and better enable world-changing life science research at MSU.
Investiture ceremony.
December 18, 2023
Michigan State University researchers Piotr Piecuch and Guowei Wei were formally honored as MSU Research Foundation Professors at an investiture ceremony held on Nov. 14. Piecuch and his team develop quantum-mechanical theories and computational tools that enable them and researchers worldwide to probe a wide range of questions in chemistry and atomic, molecular and nuclear physics. Wei’s group combines expertise in artificial intelligence with mathematical tools from topology and algebra to develop innovative approaches to solving medical issues, such as drug discovery and predicting viral mutations.
Orange flowers.
December 13, 2023
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WKAR's Megan Schellong spoke with Tom Sharkey, a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Michigan State University, to discuss his research findings on how plants store food for their future when they sense there's less daylight available.